Wells Peak
Wells Peak rises to 2,337 m in Nevada. Hole in the Mountain Peak stands 3,440 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Moor, a ghost town 4.1 miles away. Angel Lake Road passes 9.7 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,337 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Angel Lake Road
- 17.4 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
38 named places within 25 miles
- Windermere Hills: 6.0 mi
- Oxley Peak: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Peak: 6.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Little Cedar Mountain: 11.3 mi
- Moor: 4.1 mi
- Fenelon: 8.1 mi
- Alazon: 11.6 mi
- Pequop: 12.0 mi
- Metropolis: 13.1 mi
- Wally Spring: 14.9 mi
- Boyd Spring: 23.3 mi
- South Spring: 24.0 mi
- Humboldt Wells: 9.4 mi
- Clover Creek Guard Station: 15.4 mi
- Trail of the 49ers Interpretive Center: 9.0 mi
- Wells City Park: 9.5 mi
- Large microwave antennas.: 15.2 mi
- Hole in the Mountain: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wells Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hole in the Mountain Peak | SW 226° | 3,440 m | 22.4 mi |
| Humboldt Peak | SW 220° | 3,349 m | 24.8 mi |
| Greys Peak | SW 235° | 3,244 m | 18.4 mi |
| Tent Mountain | SW 229° | 3,040 m | 23.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | SW 233° | 2,982 m | 18.4 mi |
| Antelope Peak | NW 320° | 2,675 m | 13.3 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | NNW 333° | 2,659 m | 20.3 mi |
| Forleen Butte | NNW 330° | 2,625 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:35 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:02 | 15:30 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wells, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357550372
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